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title: "58_21 Ready Meals"
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# 58_21 Ready Meals

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/58-21-ready-meals-ocds-h6vhtk-028e30). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** ESPO: "58_21 Ready Meals". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Deep-frozen products, Dietetic products, Food, beverages, tobacco and related products, Hospital meals, Miscellaneous food products (+3 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028e30`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/58-21-ready-meals-ocds-h6vhtk-028e30#tl-md)

## Description
A multi supplier framework agreement for the supply of frozen ready meal solutions that shall include complete single portion main meals and desserts and multi-portion meal components, including main and side dishes, desserts and sweet and savoury sauces.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Single Portion Ready Meals
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15800000, 15882000, 15894200, 15894210, 15894220, 15894300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Supply of a range of frozen complete single portion main meals and desserts. The following infomation is applicable to all lots: ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Ltd, whose target clients are third sector organisations ...

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Multi-Portion Meal Components
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 15882000, 15894200, 15894210, 15894220, 15894300, 15896000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Supply of a range of frozen ready meal solutions to include multi-portion meal components, including main and
side dishes, desserts and sweet and savory sauces.

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Single Portion Ready Meals (active)
  - Award id: `001754-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood, County Enterprise Foods part of Nottinghamshire County Council, I Care (GB) Ltd (+2 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-128406`, `GB-FTS-128401`, `GB-FTS-3546`, `GB-FTS-185050`, `GB-FTS-104058`
  - Value: £16,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Multi-Portion Meal Components (active)
  - Award id: `001754-2021-2`
  - Supplier(s): **BFS Group Limited T/A Bidfood, I Care (GB) Ltd, NH Case Ltd (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-128406`, `GB-FTS-128401`, `GB-FTS-185050`, `GB-FTS-104058`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Single Portion Ready Meals (active)
  - Signed Value: £16,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2021

- **Contract:** Multi-Portion Meal Components (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017328-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-24T12:04:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:58:26.574Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028e30